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Black Butte

Black Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Black Butte rises to 2,621 m in Wyoming. Flagstone Peak stands 4,079 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013308, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2621 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.13189, -110.03155

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 9
Parks: 7
  • Split Diamond Park: 19.2 mi
  • Trails Creek Park: 19.5 mi
  • Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 19.6 mi
  • American Legion Park: 20.0 mi
  • Wrangler Park: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Water slide: 18.7 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 23.1 mi
Museums: 2
Springs: 1
  • Gypsum Spring: 6.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • State Historic Marker: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Black Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagstone PeakENE 72°4,079 m18.8 mi
American Legion PeakE 87°4,002 m18.5 mi
Desolation PeakENE 75°4,000 m18.4 mi
Split MountainE 83°3,989 m18.2 mi
Henderson PeakE 89°3,977 m18.7 mi
Klondike PeakENE 67°3,977 m18.8 mi
Bow MountainE 87°3,957 m17.6 mi
Mount WhitecapE 81°3,952 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5519:33
June solstice05:4120:2121:04
September equinox07:0818:4219:19
December solstice07:4916:0216:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131523354351595749382415

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cora, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585578 — Black Butte, Sublette County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356499429

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